Area news in brief

Friday

Sep 21, 2007 at 12:01 AM

HOUMA -- A 23-year-old man shot in the head on Columbus Street Thursday night remains in critical condition at West Jefferson Hospital in New Orleans, according to a hospital representative.
Russell James, 23, and Carder Anderson, 19, were wounded outside a house at 432 Columbus St. after a flurry of shots were fired from a car. Anderson was hit in the leg and was treated and released from Terrebonne General Medical Center.
As of Friday night, James was in an intensive-care unit in critical condition, a nurse said.
Alexander Jones, 21, 319 N. French Quarter Drive, and his friend 42-year-old Barbara B. Winner, 118 Roy St., Houma, are charged with two counts each of attempted first-degree murder and remain in the Terrebonne Parish jail. Bond has been set at $1 million for each. Detectives recovered a .45-caliber pistol believed to be the weapon used in the shooting, which police describe as a drug-deal gone bad. Jones, who was riding in the passenger seat, is believed to be the shooter, police said.

HOUMA -- All American Athletic Academy is seeking donations to help pay for the funeral of 2-year-old Hayden Davenport, who drowned in an above-ground pool after wandering away from relatives Tuesday evening.
The family does not have money to pay for funeral expenses.
Donations are being accepted at All American Athletic Academy, located at 340 Equity Blvd. Houma, or at South Louisiana Bank.
All checks should be made out to Stephanie Thibodeaux, with Hayden Davenport’s name in the memo line.
Call 856-4399 for information.

HOUMA -- A set of forums will be held Thursday to give voters an opportunity to hear from the candidates running for Terrebonne Parish president and the state House of Representatives District 53 seat.
The event is free and open to the public.
The forums, hosted by the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce, will be held back-to-back at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, in Houma. The parish president forum will start at 6 p.m. The state representative forum will follow at 7:30 p.m.
All candidates have been invited and have agreed to attend.
Questions from the public are welcome, but should be submitted prior to the forum. You can e-mail your questions to info@houmachamber.com or by fax to 876-5600.

HOUMA -- A nonprofit foundation run by local economic-development officials will meet Monday to talk about grants and a study on the Houma Navigation Canal.
The Terrebonne Economic Development Foundation will meet at 6 p.m. at Terrebonne Economic Development Authority’s office, 496 Corporate Drive, in Houma. The meeting is open to the public.
The foundation’s board has the same members as TEDA’s board.
More information on the Houma Navigation Canal study was not available Friday evening.
In January, TEDA tried to get a $35,000 grant to update a study on the economic impact that could result if the Houma Navigation Canal were deepened.

Because of incorrect information from a source, the incorrect street value for seized crack cocaine was printed Friday in a news brief titled "Alleged cocaine dealer arrested." The 70 grams of crack cocaine in the arrest would likely have sold for $200 a gram, or a total of $14,000, authorities said.
A story in Thursday’s Courier listed an incorrect phone number to apply for enrollment in an associate-degree program in nursing at L.E. Fletcher Technical Community College in Houma. The correct number is 857-3655, ext. 231. You can also call 876-8900, ext. 110.

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